London (GB)
Octopus Electric Vehicles 🚙 – Finance /
Full-time /
Hybrid
What we do. Electric Car Leasing
Why we do it. Greener. Fairer. Future.
We are a market-leading, mission-driven organisation focused on accelerating the transition to a net-zero economy through innovative financing solutions. As we enter a significant period of growth, we are scaling our Capital Markets Operations team to support our increasingly sophisticated funding reporting requirements.
We are looking for a Capital Markets Operations Manager to lead the production of our institutional investor reporting requirements. This is a senior role within the Finance team, responsible for managing Capital Markets Operations and ensuring the integrity of our funding lines.
You will be the primary lead for all institutional investor reporting and will work cross-functionally with Tech, Data, and Operations to solve complex data challenges. We are looking for an individual with a proven ability to deliver and the desire to help improve this growing area of the business as we look to continue to expand our different funding lines. We’re a growing business and value those with intellectual integrity, along with the ability to operate in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for overseeing all external institutional investor reports, including month-end reports, facility utilisation requests, and weekly origination reports
- Work with a variety of different data sources and navigate large complex data sets which underpin the investor reports
- Act as the lead problem-solver for reporting discrepancies, with the ability to perform deep-dive reconciliations between granular loan-level datatapes and facility summary reports to identify and resolve root causes within complex datasets
- Work alongside the Capital Markets deal team to understand the transaction documentation, internal processes and securitisation terminology
- Work closely with the Data, Product and Operations teams to improve our processes, enhance data quality and enable efficient management of our funding lines
- Responsible for managing and overseeing investor cash sweeps, along with reconciling bank data
- Monitor transaction covenants and performance triggers to ensure compliance with contractual obligations
- Responsible for managing investor audit requests, including pulling together materials for external audits and responding to auditor’s queries
- Collaborate with the Capital Markets, Product and Datateams to design reporting requirements for new products/ new funders
- Manage and mentor junior team members, ensuring high performance and accuracy across all deliverables
- Help promote the culture of a “data-driven mindset” across the business
Who You Are
- 5 - 10 years of experience in data/ reporting in financial services (ideally within automotive, leasing, or a similar asset class)
- Extensive experience working with complex and challenging data sets
- Financial literacy (ideally familiarity with securitisation facilities)
- A demonstrated ability to own and deliver reporting projects
- Advanced proficiency in Excel/Sheets and a solid command of SQL
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a meticulous approach to accuracy and control
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage and prioritise across different workstreams and tight deadlines
About Us
The electric revolution has arrived - and from 2035 you’ll no longer be able to buy a new petrol or diesel car in the UK.
We’re building a whole new way for drivers to join the electric charge and not only learn about and shop for their EV online, but experience a 'lease for life' through an industry changing customer experience. This is the chance to join one of the UK’s most exciting start-ups – making it easy for individuals and businesses to go electric by getting their car, charger and energy all in one cracking deal.
Octopus Electric Vehicles launched in 2018 to make it seamless to switch to cleaner, greener driving. Our mission is to drive sustainable change, decarbonise the planet and provide our customers with fair pricing and a fantastic experience.
We're an Octopus Energy company—an innovative new energy supplier. We are part of the Octopus Energy Group, which seeks to improve the lives of millions of people by transforming the industries we operate in. The Octopus Group incorporates Octopus Energy, Octopus Healthcare, Octopus Investments, Octopus Property, Octopus Ventures and Octopus Labs.
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If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you.
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